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*{{CaptRN}} [[Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé|Charles M. de Bartolomé]], 3 January, 1911.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 17 December, 1910.  Issue '''39458''', col A, pg. 8.</ref>
*{{CaptRN}} [[Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé|Charles M. de Bartolomé]], 3 January, 1911.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 17 December, 1910.  Issue '''39458''', col A, pg. 8.</ref>
*Captain [[Allan Frederic Everett|Allan F. Everett]], .
*Captain [[Allan Frederic Everett|Allan F. Everett]], 5 December, 1911.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 8 December, 1911.  Issue '''39763''', col A, pg. 17.</ref>
*Captain [[Robert Neale Lawson|Robert N. Lawson]], .
*Captain [[Robert Neale Lawson|Robert N. Lawson]], 9 May, 1913.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 May, 1913.  Issue '''40209''', col B, pg. 3.</ref>
*Captain [[Allen Thomas Hunt|Allen T. Hunt]], 10 March, 1914.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 3 March, 1914.  Issue '''40461''', col C, pg. 12.</ref>
*Captain [[Allen Thomas Hunt|Allen T. Hunt]], 10 March, 1914.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 3 March, 1914.  Issue '''40461''', col C, pg. 12.</ref>
*Captain [[Thomas Dawson Lees Sheppard|Thomas D. L. Sheppard]], .
*Captain [[Thomas Dawson Lees Sheppard|Thomas D. L. Sheppard]], 18 December, 1914.<ref>Sheppard Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42. f. 393.</ref>
*Captain [[Vivian Henry Gerald Bernard|Vivian H. G. Bernard]], .
*Captain [[Vivian Henry Gerald Bernard|Vivian H. G. Bernard]], 11 February, 1916.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 396''ee''.</ref>
*Captain [[William Firth Slayter|William F. Slayter]], .
*Captain [[William Firth Slayter|William F. Slayter]], 15 October, 1917.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1917).  p. 395''w''.</ref>
*Captain [[John Roderick Segrave|John R. Segrave]], .
*Captain [[John Roderick Segrave|John R. Segrave]], 15 October, 1918.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 851.</ref>
*Captain [[Herbert Algernon Adam|Herbert A. Adam]], 10 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 7 January, 1919.  Issue '''41991''', col C, pg. 3.</ref>
*Captain [[Herbert Algernon Adam|Herbert A. Adam]], 10 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 7 January, 1919.  Issue '''41991''', col C, pg. 3.</ref>
*Captain [[Reginald St. Pierre Parry|Reginald St. P. Parry]], .
*Captain [[Reginald St. Pierre Parry|Reginald St. P. Parry]], 8 August, 1920.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 20 July, 1920.  Issue '''42467''', col F, pg. 21.</ref>


==See Also==
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Revision as of 18:18, 19 May 2011

H.M.S. Neptune
Career Details
Pendant Number: 79 (April, 1918)[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard
Ordered: 1908 Naval Estimates
Laid Down: 19 January, 1909
Launched: 30 September, 1909
Commissioned: 1 February, 1911
Sold: 1 September, 1922
Fate: Scrapped
General Characteristics
Displacement: 19,680 (loaded condition)
Length: 510 feet
Beam: 85 feet
Draught: 28 feet 6 inches
Propulsion: 4 shaft Parsons turbines, 25,000 shp, 18 Yarrow boilers
Speed: 21 knots
Range: 6,330 miles at 10 knots
Complement: 759
Armament:
  • 10 × BL 12"/50 guns in twin Mark BXI mountings
  • 16 × QF 4"/50 Mark VII guns on single mounts
  • 4 × GF Vickers 3-pdr guns on single mounts
H.M.S. Neptune's Foretop, as seen from abaft.

Alterations

Neptune, along with Thunderer, was one of the first ships fitted with a director, receiving hers in 1911. The prototype may have required some service modification, however, as Neptune was listed as part of the seventeen ship order in 1913.[2]

Commanding Officers

Dates of appointment given:

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
  2. ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 December, 1910. Issue 39458, col A, pg. 8.
  4. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 8 December, 1911. Issue 39763, col A, pg. 17.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 12 May, 1913. Issue 40209, col B, pg. 3.
  6. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 3 March, 1914. Issue 40461, col C, pg. 12.
  7. ↑ Sheppard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 393.
  8. ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 396ee.
  9. ↑ Navy List (December, 1917). p. 395w.
  10. ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 851.
  11. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, pg. 3.
  12. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 20 July, 1920. Issue 42467, col F, pg. 21.

Bibliography

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